married 25 years to my beautiful wife, Anita. We have 3 kids. Abigail Jr in college at OU. Brijida , Freshman at OSU. All star cheerleader and 3 time National Dance Champion. Axis 4th grade this year. gonna be a little bigger than his daddy I think. Weighs in at 140 lbs. now. Turns 11 on March 27.
I play the guitar, drums, bass, brass horns, and try to play chess.
besides my family... other things that are important to me:
God, Oklahoma Sooners, music (Andy Timmons, Slayer, Devin Townsend, Sepultura, Ministry,dragpipe, nailbomb, etc..), pizza, spicy food, hot peppers(fav. is habanero) , Ford GT(proof that art can be merged with mechanical bad-ass-ness, and be from USA), and of course CHESS
CHESS = Math(religion+art)/war (Todd Pierson 2012)
CHESS = statistics ( philosophy + art)/strategy (Todd Pierson 2012)
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”
“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.”
“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
“ You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.”
“The human capacity for guilt is such that people can always find ways to blame themselves”
'“Eternity is a long time, especially towards the end.”

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